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EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE MAGISTRATE HEARING FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN FOR JULY 21ST, 2026. IF YOU PLEASE RISE. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OOPS.
WRONG SIDE FLAGS ON THE WRONG SIDE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. PLEASE BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A CASE. LET'S
[3.1) July 21, 2026, Hearing Docket]
SEE. CASE NUMBER 25003 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14467. SOUTH WEST MARTIN AVENUE. AND THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AN ORDER OF FINE CERTIFICATION FOR VIOLATION OF SECTION 3-5.2. HAVING ANIMALS ILLEGALLY WITHIN THE VILLAGE. AND. IS IS THIS IS COMING AS A AS A REQUEST FROM THE VILLAGE, RIGHT? CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU ALL ARE HERE TO TO. MAYBE CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CASE, YOU'RE THE PROPERTY OWNER. YES, I AM. OKAY. SO SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO HEAR FROM THE VILLAGE FIRST, AND THEN I'LL CALL YOU UP AND SWEAR YOU IN AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OKAY. SO OFFICER NARANJO, DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, ALL TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. ALL RIGHT.WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE? SO THIS IS CASE 25003. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JONATHAN NARANJO AND I'M A SWORN CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. THE RESPONDENT IS PRESENT. THIS CASE WAS ORIGINALLY INITIATED BY FORMER CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER MR. ALONZO. A FINAL ORDER WAS IMPOSED ON JANUARY 21ST, 2025 FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION 3-5.2 ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK REQUIRING COMPLIANCE BY FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025. HANG ON JUST A SECOND, I THIS IS THIS IS THE EVIDENCE. SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME UP AND MAYBE SIT UP IN THAT FRONT ROW JUST SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED. BECAUSE AT THE CONCLUSION OF IT, I'M GOING TO LIKELY ACCEPT THESE DOCUMENTS INTO EVIDENCE SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THEM AND USE THEM. OKAY. SO. OKAY, GOOD. YES. SO I UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T SEEN THESE DOCUMENTS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN IT. I DON'T LIVE WITH MY MOM, MY MOM ACTUALLY. SO. OKAY. YES. ARE YOU BOTH OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY? I AM AN OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
I'M IN THE MILITARY. SO LIKE, I GO IN AND OUT AND THEN I BELIEVE SHE HAS HER HANDS. OKAY? OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET TO ALL OF THAT. YEAH. I'M SORRY, I HAVE I JUST OKAY. AND AND SO.
BASICALLY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A FINAL ORDER OF VIOLATION FROM A HEARING THAT WAS ON JANUARY 22ND, 2025. OKAY. SO A YEAR AND A HALF AGO IN WHICH I FOUND THAT A VIOLATION DID EXIST ON THE PROPERTY, THAT KEEPING CHICKENS AND, AND WHICH WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE.
AND THIS SAID THAT. THAT ON DECEMBER 3RD AND AGAIN ON JANUARY 9TH, AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. AND WHAT I SAID WAS, OKAY, THAT'S A VIOLATION. AND AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOUR MOM AND YOU UNTIL FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025 TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE, FAILING WHICH THERE WOULD BE A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 A DAY. AND THEN I ALSO LEVIED COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $150 THAT HAD TO BE PAID TO THE COUNTY. THAT'S ALL ON THE SECOND PAGE. CAN WE SHOW THE SECOND PAGE? ALL RIGHT, SO HERE'S WHERE I, I GIVE YOUR FAMILY UNTIL FEBRUARY 18TH TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE FAILING, WHICH IS A FINE OF THE AMOUNT OF $100 A DAY AND THEN COST IN
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THE AMOUNT OF $150. OKAY. THESE ORDERS CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS ACHIEVED. OKAY.SO SO THAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE PERHAPS LET'S HEAR FROM FROM THE VILLAGE AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE WE GO FROM THERE. OKAY. OKAY. SO IS REQUIRING COMPLIANCE BY FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025, WHICH IS VILLAGE EXHIBIT SEVEN, WHEN THE VIOLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED, FINES BEGAN ACCRUING ON FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025 AT $100 PER DAY. AFTER I ASSUMED THIS CASE, I HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE HOMEOWNER. AT HER REQUEST, SHE MET. SHE MET WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT KEEPING CHICKENS VIOLATE THE VILLAGE CODE. SHE WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT SHE COULD PETITION THE VILLAGE COUNCIL FOR A CODE CHANGE. HOWEVER, THE FINES WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE PROPERTY CAME INTO COMPLIANCE AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO CORRECT CORRECTIVE ACTION, I ADVISED THE HOMEOWNER THAT EILEEN WOULD BE REQUESTED IF THE. IF COMPLIANCE WAS NOT ACHIEVED, I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY ON MAY 19TH, 2026 AND CONFIRMED THE VIOLATION STILL EXISTED. THESE INSPECTIONS ARE. VILLAGE EXHIBITS EIGHT. AND NINE. OKAY, ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PHOTO. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICKENS IN AN ENCLOSURE. CORRECT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEIR HOMEOWNER WAS THEN NOTICED BY CERTIFIED MAIL WITH A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, A NOTICE OF HEARING MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT TEN. THE CERTIFIED MAIL TRACKING AND RETURN MAIL ARE VILLAGE EXHIBITS 11. AND 12 IS THE RETURN MAIL WHERE IT WASN'T DELIVERED. THE NOTICES WERE ALSO PROPERLY POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT VILLAGE HALL ON MAY 20TH, 2026 AND JULY 10TH, 2026, MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS 13. EXHIBIT 13. IT'S FROM MAY 20TH, 2026, AND EXHIBIT 14 IS FOR JULY 10TH, 2026. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MY AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE IS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS 15. AND MY FINAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED THIS MORNING IS THE FINAL EXHIBIT 16 SHOWING CHICKENS STILL EXIST. THEY JUST VARY IN SIZES. THERE'S LITTLE BIG CHICKENS STILL THERE. THAT'S EXHIBIT 16. DESPITE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPLY, THE VIOLATION REMAINS. AT THIS TIME, I. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE VILLAGE EXHIBIT SEVEN THROUGH 16 BE RECEIVED INTO EVIDENCE. I ALSO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IMPOSE A LIEN. AS OF TODAY, THE ACCRUED FINES TOTAL 51,800 PLUS $300 IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, FOR A TOTAL OF 52,100. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LOOKING AT NUMBER 16, YES, I YOU SEE CHICKENS THERE SOMEWHERE. YEAH. IT'S HARD TO TELL. SO THERE THERE'S A LITTLE ONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. IT LOOKS LIKE A BABY CHICKEN. AND THEN TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS A BIGGER CHICKEN THAT KEPT RUNNING. KIND OF LIKE OUT OF OUT OF THE CAMERA VIEW. BUT CHICKENS STILL EXIST ON THE PROPERTY. OKAY, SO EVEN THOUGH I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THEM ON THE PHOTO, YOUR TESTIMONY IS THAT THEY STILL EXIST. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE VILLAGE IS ASKING AND LET ME JUST HAVE YOU ALL COME UP AND STAND AT THE PODIUM. OKAY? TURN ON THE IT'S ON. OKAY, OKAY. OH, SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE VISIBLE FOR THE PHONE PICTURE THAN AN ACTUAL PRINTOUT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL JUST ADD ANOTHER EXHIBIT. SO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, AND LET ME ASK LADIES IF YOU'LL BOTH RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS. DO
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YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES, SIR. AND WILL YOU REPEAT THAT FOR YOUR MOM? MOMMY? I SAID. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. AND YOUR FULL NAME? IT'S MARTHA.DENISE. ESTEBAN. MARTHA. OKAY. AND. AND MA'AM. YOUR NAME? MARTHA. ESTEBAN. DOMINGO. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. MARTHA. OKAY, SO I WHAT WE'VE NOW HEARD AND THE ADDITION OF THE, THE AND I'M, I THINK I'VE GOT THIS RIGHT. EXHIBITS ONE THROUGH SIX WERE IN THE FIRST CASE. AND WHAT THEY'VE PRESENTED NOW ARE SEVEN THROUGH 16. AND I DON'T IMAGINE THERE'S ANY OBJECTION TO ANY OF THOSE DOCUMENTS OR PHOTOS. RIGHT. I HONESTLY, SIR, I HAVE NOT SEEN THE DOCUMENTS, BUT WE FOR THE PHOTOS FOR THE FOR THE CHICKENS, I MEAN. YEAH, THE CHICKENS STILL EXIST IN THE APARTMENT, RIGHT? YEAH. I'M GOING TO ACCEPT THESE INTO EVIDENCE. THEY THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE. THEY'RE RECORDS, PUBLIC RECORDS. SO SO WITHOUT OBJECTION I WILL ACCEPT SEVEN THROUGH 16 IN EVIDENCE. NOW, WHEN WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPLIANCE, THE ORIGINAL DATE WAS SET FOR. FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025. AND THAT'S WHAT'S PRODUCED A $52,000 FINE THAT'S ACCRUED SINCE THAT TIME. BECAUSE NOBODY'S CALLED, NOBODY'S SAID ANYTHING TO THE VILLAGE ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I'M HEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT EITHER YOU OR YOUR MOM CAME IN TO VILLAGE HALL AND, AND REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO GET THE ORDINANCE CHANGED. LET ME ASK MY MOM, BECAUSE I. SO I WAS IN POLAND, I OKAY, SO YOU WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY, I WAS NOT YEAH. OKAY. NOT HERE. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER MY MOM, THE CONVERSATION SHE HAD WITH HIM OR WITH OTHER REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VILLAGE. I HAVE NO IDEA. SO LET ME ASK HER. OKAY? YES, MA'AM.
WHEN WAS THE DATE AGAIN, SIR? NOVEMBER 17TH. THE HEARING ON NOVEMBER 17TH. 20? NO, NOVEMBER 17TH IS WHERE SHE MET WITH MY DIRECTOR AND MYSELF. OKAY, SO NOVEMBER OF 2025 AND THEN REQUESTING A CHANGE FOR THE ACTUAL. SHE WANTED TO KNOW WHO SHE COULD SPEAK WITH, BASICALLY TO ALLOW THE CHICKENS TO STAY. AND SHE WAS JUST ADVISED THAT SHE COULD TRY TO GO TO VILLAGE COUNCIL TO SPEAK WITH THEM ON AN ORDINANCE CHANGE. OKAY, SO WE GAVE HER SOME TIME, BUT IT SHE NEVER SHOWED HER. I MEAN, WHAT WAS THE RESOLUTION GIVEN TO HER WITH THE ORDINANCE? I'M NOT SURE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING GIVEN HER. YEAH. I DO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT.
RESOLUTION. YEAH. I MEAN, I'M SURE SHE SPOKE WITH SOMEBODY. SO MISS FREEMAN IS THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW HER TO ACT AS A WITNESS AS WELL. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. ALRIGHT. SO DID YOU MEET WITH. YES. OKAY. WE MET. IT WAS IN THE OTHER BUILDING AND WE MET LAST YEAR AND IT WAS FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHAT SHE COULD DO. WHAT WERE HER OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD? I WAS, I EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS THE CODE THROUGH ME, SORRY, THIS IS THE CODE AND THE ONLY PLACE THAT YOU CAN ALLOW CHICKENS RIGHT NOW. I GAVE EXPLAINED THE CODE AS RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO KEEP THE CHICKENS. IT WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE TO THE CODE TO OPEN IT UP TO MOTHER OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS. SO THAT WAS EXPLAINED. AND IF SHE WANTED TO TAKE IT FURTHER, SHE'D HAVE TO GO TO VILLAGE COUNCIL ULTIMATELY AND ASK IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN OPENING UP THE CODE. DID SHE DO THAT? NO. ALL RIGHT. AND DID THE COUNCIL EVER CONSIDER ALLOWING CHICKENS? NO, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. NO, IT'S NOT BEEN OPENED UP AS. NO, NOT AS RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, I HONESTLY LIKE THERE'S MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE CHICKENS, SO I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE THE ONLY ONES BEING LIKE, YOU KNOW, TARGETED WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO CHICKENS BECAUSE THE WHOLE LITERALLY INDIAN TOWN HAS CHICKENS. AND WHEN YOU SAY KEEPING A LIVESTOCK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
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NUMBER THAT IS THAT LIKE, IS IT 25 CHICKENS? IS IT 30 CHICKENS IS BEYOND THREE CHICKENS? I THINK THAT WAS NOT EXPLAINED TO MY MOM AND SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT PORTION. SO I, I AGAIN, I MEAN, IF IT WAS EXPLAINED, I HAVE NO IDEA. I'M SORRY, BUT IT WAS BECAUSE THERE'S ZERO CHICKENS ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF RURAL RESIDENTIAL AND I'M SUPPOSED TO DIRECT IT TO PAUL. SORRY. OKAY. IT'S BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T PART OF THE CONVERSATION. SO WHAT WAS EXPLAINED IS THAT THERE'S NO REGULATION. THERE'S NO CODE PROVISION TO ALLOW FOR LIVESTOCK OUTSIDE OF RURAL RESIDENTIAL. OKAY. THE ZONING IS NOT RURAL RESIDENTIAL LIVESTOCK. YES. WE HAVE ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK PROVISION WITHIN THE CODE AND WITHIN THAT, IT DOES BREAK DOWN THE TABLE AS TO WHERE CATS AND DOGS ARE ALLOWED, HOW MANY. AND IT ALSO, YOU KNOW, FOWL IS IS DESCRIBED IN THERE AND IT SAYS RURAL RESIDENTIAL. AND IT ALSO LIMITS THE MINIMUM SIZE OF THE LOT. IT ALSO IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF WHERE YOU KEEP LIVESTOCK, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. NO. IT'S WITHIN THE PROVISION IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO AND THAT WAS MY RECOLLECTION BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST HEARD THE CASE, THE SECTION 3-5.2 ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK PROHIBITED IS IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. AND THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THIS KIND OF EMANATES. OKAY. SO SO I. I GUESS, AND I AM, AM I HEARING FROM THE, THE VILLAGE THAT YOU WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH $52,100 OR AS A CERTIFICATION? OR AM I HEARING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN WHEN I HEARD THIS CASE ON 2020 2ND JANUARY AND WHEN YOU WENT AND INSPECTED IN MAY? WELL, YEAH. SO I'VE BEEN IN MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS AND CONTACT WITH THE HOMEOWNER ON TRYING TO GET HER TO COMPLY. OKAY. I GUESS THE CHICKENS HAVE SOME, SOME SENTIMENTAL VALUE TO HER, SHE EXPLAINED. SO AFTER JUST MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, I TOLD HER THAT WE WOULD GO FOR THE FINE CERTIFICATION, WHICH, YEAH, AS OF TODAY IS 52,100. OKAY, SIR, I RESPECTFULLY, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT I AM THE HOMEOWNER.
I'M BACK. AND I HONESTLY, MY MOM DID. I DON'T THINK SHE UNDERSTOOD THE WHOLE, THE, THE ALL OF THE LIKE THE FINES AND EVERYTHING. AND I, I DON'T THINK SHE UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE WAS A, A LAW WITH THE LAND. WHAT WAS THE DOCUMENT THAT DESCRIBES THE LIVESTOCK? I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE. IT'S IT'S IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND I, I HONESTLY, WHEN SHE EXPLAINED IT TO ME, SHE DID NOT EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AND I, I WAS NOT HERE HONESTLY, AND I, I RESPECTFULLY, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT TO RECONSIDER THAT.
FINE. BECAUSE NOW THAT I'M BACK, I CAN HELP MY MOM GET RID OF THE CHICKENS AND GO FROM THERE.
OKAY. LET ME JUST. AND I, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING IT'S YOUR CHICKENS, I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CANNOT HAVE OR AT LEAST FIVE, WE CAN HAVE ZERO ZERO CHICKENS IN THE ZONING THAT YOU'RE IN RIGHT NOW. OKAY. YEAH. AND, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE ARE PROBABLY LOTS OF CHICKENS, BUT BUT THAT'S NOT RELEVANT TO THIS CASE. YES. AND THAT'S ANOTHER, ANOTHER MATTER.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE VILLAGE HAS TO HAS TO DEAL WITH. BUT ALL RIGHT. SO SO I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING IS WE KNOW FOR SURE THERE WERE CHICKENS AT THE TIME, AND WE KNOW THERE WERE CHICKENS BETWEEN MAY 19TH AND JULY. SOMETHING 21ST THAT WE KNOW FOR SURE. AND, AND IF I'M HEARING CORRECTLY, YOUR TESTIMONY, OFFICER, NOW IS THAT YOU'VE SPOKEN WITH MISS ESTEBAN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. YEAH. SO THE ORIGINAL CASE OFFICER WAS MR. ALONSO, WHICH HE TRIED TO SPEAK WITH HER PLENTY OF TIMES, AND THEN I TOOK OVER THE CASE, SAME THING. AND THEN WE ALSO SENT OUT FLIERS WITH THE WATER BILL TO ALL THE RESIDENTS IN INDIANTOWN. OKAY. LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT CHICKENS AND THE LIVESTOCK. AND, YOU KNOW. WHAT'S VISIBLE TO OUR EYES IS WHAT WE COULD GO AFTER. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE CAN'T BE VISIBLE FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY,
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YOU KNOW, SO THIS IS ALL RIGHT. SO. AND THERE'S NO THERE'S NO CERTIFICATION THAT THERE WAS COMPLIANCE, THERE'S NO AFFIDAVITS OF EITHER COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE. NO, THERE WAS NEVER COMPLIANCE. AND WELL MEANING THAT NOBODY EVER CALLED AND SAID, HEY, WE'RE NOW IN COMPLIANCE. COME INSPECT. NO. OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO I. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE A SITUATION WHERE YOUR FAMILY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A FINE OF $52,100 FOR. CHICKENS, A COUPLE OF CHICKENS. SO BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOUR FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE TO COMPLY. YES, SIR, I UNDERSTAND. SO. I THINK WHAT I'M I'M GOING TO RULE AND.AND I'VE I'VE HEARD YOUR REQUEST TO. TO EITHER REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE FINE, BUT I, I THINK THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF FINE COMPONENT HERE BECAUSE IT'S GONE TOO LONG WITHOUT COMPLIANCE. I MEAN, THE ORDER IS THE ORDER IF IF IF MA'AM, IF YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT IN ENGLISH, THEN THERE ARE PLENTY OF FOLKS WHO COULD HAVE READ THIS TO YOU IN SPANISH HERE AT VILLAGE HALL, OR I'M SURE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO. SO I'M GOING TO FIND THE THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLIED. AND THE FACT THAT YOU DID NOT MEANS THAT THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE SOME SORT OF FINE. SO THERE ARE ALSO NOW COSTS TO THE AMOUNT OF $300. SO. I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS FIND THAT A FINE. AND I'M GOING TO REDUCE IT A LOT. BUT BUT I'M GOING TO FIND THAT A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 IS GOING TO BE CERTIFIED AND COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $300. SO I'M GOING TO SAY $500 FINE, $300 IN COSTS. SO IT'S 800 ALL TOLD. THANK YOU SIR, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I'M GOING TO ORDER THAT THAT THE CHICKENS BE REMOVED WITHIN 30 DAYS IF THEY'RE NOT REMOVED. AND WHERE ARE WE. THAT'S THE 21ST. LET ME JUST LOOK AND I'LL GIVE YOU A DATE CERTAIN SO THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO COME BACK HERE LATER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT DATES, WHAT. LET'S SAY ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR WEEKS, LET'S SAY, LET'S SAY AUGUST, FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 21ST BY THAT DATE. FINITO. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. SO 21ST AND SO.
82126 SO YOU HAVE TO PAY $800 AND YOU GOT TO GET RID OF THE CHICKENS NO LATER THAN, THAN 821, FAILING WHICH THE WHOLE FINE IS GOING TO REVERT. OKAY, OKAY. THE WHOLE THING. YES, SIR.
AND IT'LL BE AN AMOUNT OF $52,100. SO IT'S A SERIOUS PENALTY. IT IS. ALRIGHT. EXCUSE ME PAUL. SO ARE ARE WE ABLE TO THEN IMPOSE A DO NOT REPEAT THIS. THIS ORDER IS A VIOLATION ORDER THAT'S ALREADY THERE. OKAY. SO IF THIS IF IT'S EVER REPEATED AGAIN, THEN THEN IT WILL BE A REPEAT VIOLATION. WHAT? WHAT OFFICER NARANJO'S EXPLAINING OR TALKING ABOUT IS IF IT'S EVER DONE AGAIN, THERE WILL BE ENHANCED FINES. THE FINES START AT $500 A DAY. FROM THE DAY IT'S SEEN. OKAY, SO IT'S A IT'S REALLY PRETTY, PRETTY SERIOUS. SO OKAY.
ALRIGHT. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A COPY OF THE, THE DOCUMENT THAT SAYS NO CHICKENS. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT YOU CAN DO. AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A COPY OF ALL OF THIS PLUS A NEW ORDER WHEN I WRITE IT UP. OKAY, ONE LAST QUESTION WITH THE CODE THAT SHE MENTIONED THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY GET THE COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN THE CHICKENS, IS THAT STILL A POSSIBILITY THAT WE CAN DO, GO WITH THE COUNCIL AND SPEAK WITH THEM AND CHANGE THE CODE? I'M NOT SURE THAT'S A
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POSSIBILITY. THERE'S A PROCESS THAT YOU REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION TEXT AMENDMENT, SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION ON THAT. IF IT'S INITIATED BY YOURSELF, THEN THERE'S A FEE. YOU CAN GO TO THE VILLAGE COUNCIL AND REQUEST.LIKE THEY CONSIDER THAT JUST WITHIN THE THREE MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE START OF A MEETING, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN YOU CAN STAND UP AND ASK ABOUT THAT TOO. OKAY, AWESOME. BUT I CAN GIVE YOU THE CODE. THAT'D BE AWESOME. THAT IS NOT GOING TO STAY THIS ORDER. SO, SO YOUR, YOUR FAMILY WILL HAVE TO COMPLY BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENS. OKAY. AND THEN BY ALL MEANS, GO TALK TO THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. IF IF THEY ARE WILLING TO CHANGE IT, THAT'S FINE. OKAY. BUT BUT THE TIME FRAME WILL RUN, RIGHT? YES. YEAH. SO YEAH, JUST THE IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO AMEND THE CODE. IT'S, IT'S A LEGAL PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE NOTED, NOTICED AND PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE PLANNING ZONING APPEALS BOARD AND VILLAGE COUNCIL. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M PRINTING IT OUT. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.
I APPRECIATE IT, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. OKAY. I WAS A ARMY JAG. OH, THAT'S AWESOME FOR A LONG TIME. SO YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. IS THAT IS THAT EVERYTHING? YEAH. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. AND I BEFORE WE IT WON'T AFFECT THIS CASE, BUT BUT IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE ADDRESS ON THE FINAL ORDER VIOLATION WAS NOT COMPLETE. IT SAYS 144 SOUTHWEST MARTIN INSTEAD OF 14467. IT'S AS LONG AS THE THE PCN AND THE LEGAL ARE CORRECT, IT WON'T AFFECT THE LEGALITY OF IT, BUT CERTAINLY CORRECT IT WHEN I WHEN I DO THIS FINE CERTIFICATION. OKAY. THANK YOU.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO THAT'S THAT. AND AND OUR NEXT CASE IS ZOOM HEARING. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. AND. WILL YOU GET A HOLD OF WHO ARE WE TALKING WITH, MISS GRIFFITH SHARITA GRIFFIN. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
GOOD MORNING, MISS GRIFFIN. CAN YOU HEAR US? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, YES. HI.
MISS GRIFFIN, MY NAME IS PAUL NICOLETTI, AND I AM A MAGISTRATE FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN. AND THIS IS A HEARING WE'RE CONDUCTING THIS MORNING ON CASE NUMBER 22002.
IT'S A VILLAGE OF INDIAN TOWN VERSUS THE ESTATE OF GRACE M GRIFFIN. AND? AND ARE YOU RELATED TO GRACE M GRIFFIN? YES, THAT'S MY GRANDMOTHER. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. AND I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME A COPY OF A CONNECTICUT DRIVER'S LICENSE. AND. YES. AND IF I CAN, DO YOU HAVE DO YOU HAVE VIDEO? YES. CAN YOU TURN THAT ON? HOLD ON. OKAY, SO YOU CAN'T SEE ME, BUT YOU CAN HEAR ME. THAT'S RIGHT. HOLD ON. YEAH. WE CAN. OKAY. WE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE. WE CAN'T SEE YOU. OKAY. I'M AFRAID TO PRESS BUTTONS BECAUSE I CAN NEVER GET MY ZOOM TO WORK. HOLD ON. DID YOU FIND. CAN YOU SEE ME NOW? NO. NO. OKAY. WHERE WOULD I FIND VIDEO? IT'S NOT SHOWING ME A VIDEO. I CAN. IT SHOULD BE ON THE BOTTOM WHERE YOUR MICROPHONE IS. OKAY. I SEE
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MY MICROPHONE, BUT IT DOES NOT. I'M AFRAID TO TOUCH THINGS. HOLD ON. I GOT. OKAY, LET ME GO TO MY SETTINGS. IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND TOUCH WHATEVER BUTTONS YOU NEED TO. AND IF WE LOSE YOU, WE'LL GET YOU BACK. OKAY? IN EITHER WAY. I. CAN YOU STILL HEAR ME? WE CAN. OKAY.YEAH. I DON'T SEE THAT. IT'S SHOWING ME EVERYTHING. BUT YOU MAY HAVE TO GO BACK OUT. AND WHEN YOU WHEN YOU JOIN THE MEETING, THERE'S GOING TO BE THERE. YOU'LL GET AN OPTION TO ALLOW TO USE YOUR CAMERA AND YOUR MICROPHONE. YOU NEED TO ALLOW BOTH. OKAY. HOLD ON. I'M GOING TO GO BACK OUT AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
I DON'T WANT TO KICK IT OUT. WHY DON'T WE JUST WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES AND SEE IF SHE COMES BACK IN AND. OKAY.
DID WE LOSE HER AGAIN OR. I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION.
SHELLY, CAN YOU HEAR US STILL? AT MY VIDEO IS ON. THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF. SHOWING MY VIDEO WAS ON IN HD. I COULD SEE YOU GUYS CLEARLY, BUT. WE'RE SENDING YOU A PROMOTE TO PANELISTS LINK AND YOU KEEP DECLINING IT. CAN YOU ACCEPT THAT? HELLO? OH, I THINK THAT'S YES, YES. ALRIGHT. OH GEEZ. ALRIGHT, GOOD. OKAY. THERE WE GO. OKAY. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT.
SO. YES, MISS GRIFFIN, I'VE GOT YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE SO I CAN NOW SEE YOU AND AND I CAN IDENTIFY YOU BASED ON YOUR ON YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE THAT'S IN FRONT OF ME. IF YOU'LL RAISE
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YOUR RIGHT HAND, DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. AND YOUR FULL NAME? SHARIFA. RENEE GRIFFIN. OKAY. AND. AND WHAT'S YOUR RESIDENCE? 1292 LANE ROAD, NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, 06053. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK WHAT WE'VE GOT IN FRONT OF US TODAY IS A REQUEST FOR FINE REDUCTION BASED ON THE CASE 22002 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14604 SOUTHWEST 1/69 AVENUE AND THE PROPERTY APPRAISER IN MARTIN COUNTY SHOWS THAT THE OWNER IS GRACY M GRIFFIN ESTATE, WHICH YOU HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED YOUR GRANDMOTHER, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. ALL RIGHT.SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE WOULD DO IS HEAR FROM YOU FIRST. BUT I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE VILLAGE JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT THE STATUS OF THE CASE IS. AND THEN I'LL I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO, TO SPEAK TO ME ABOUT WHAT THE REQUEST IS THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. OKAY. SO LET'S HEAR FROM OFFICER OKAY. NARANJO. HE'S ALREADY BEEN SWORN IN ON ANOTHER CASE. SO, OFFICER NARANJO, WHAT HAVE WE GOTTEN FROM MR. NICOLETTI, IF I MAY ASK, MISS MICHELLE, IF YOU COULD JUST HANG THERE? DO NOT. DON'T TURN OFF YOUR CAMERA. ANYTHING. WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THE EVIDENCE ON THE SCREEN. SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT AS WELL. AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO YOUR VIDEO. SO JUST HANG TIGHT, OKAY? OKAY. SO JUST. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. AND WE'VE STILL GOT YOU. I CAN SEE YOU UP THERE ABOVE OUR SCREEN. SO NOW THESE ARE EXHIBITS. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY DON'T. WELL THAT'S THE THAT'S THE LAST EXHIBIT. YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE FIRST ONE. ALL RIGHT. SO THE FIRST EXHIBIT YOU'LL SEE IS NUMBERED NUMBER SIX. THAT'S BECAUSE IN THE EARLIER CASE THE EXHIBITS WERE ONE THROUGH FIVE. SO. BUT NUMBER SIX WILL BE THE FIRST ONE FOR TODAY. OKAY. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY THE NUMBERS DON'T QUITE LINE UP. BUT BUT WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IS, IS NOW OFFICER NARANJO'S TESTIMONY. AND AND HE'LL PRESENT THESE EXHIBITS. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS CASE 2200214604. SOUTHWEST 1/69 AVE I. JONATHAN NARANJO AM A SWORN SWORN CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN.
THE RESPONDENT, SHARITA GRIFFIN IS PRESENT THROUGH ZOOM. THIS CASE CONCERNS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14604 SOUTHWEST 1/69 AVENUE, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. THIS CODE CASE WAS INITIATED BY OUR PREVIOUS CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, MR. PEREZ ON DECEMBER 14TH, 2021. A HEARING WAS HELD ON JANUARY 18TH, 2022, AT WHICH AT WHICH TIME A FINAL ORDER WAS ENTERED, MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT SIX. DUE TO DUE TO CONTINUED NONCOMPLIANCE AND ORDER OF LIEN WAS RECORDED ON MARCH 15TH, 2022, MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT SEVEN. OKAY AND IT CERTIFIED THE FINE.
CERTIFIED THE FINE ON THE PROPERTY. LET'S SAY IN THE AMOUNT OF. $15,000 AT THAT POINT. SO THAT WAS AS OF THAT WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF FINE AS OF. AS OF MARCH 16TH, 2022.
OKAY. ACCORDING TO THE MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE GRIFFIN GRACEY M ESTATE, MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT EIGHT. COURT RECORDS IDENTIFY SHARITA GRIFFIN AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE. THOSE RECORDS ARE MARKED AS
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VILLAGE EXHIBITS NINE, TEN AND 11. ON JUNE 10TH, 2025, I PHOTOGRAPHED THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY TO DOCUMENT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE THE FINAL ORDER.THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS 12, 13 AND 14. MY REVIEW OF THE CASE FILE FOUND THAT THE LAST DOCUMENTED ACTIVITY OCCURRED ON JANUARY 17TH, 2023. AT THAT TIME, MR. PEREZ. NOTED THAT A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE ESTATE HAD REOCCUPIED THE PROPERTY. THE UNSAFE STRUCTURE WAS NOTICED, THE UNSAFE STRUCTURE NOTICE WAS REPOSTED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, AND STAFF BEGAN TAKING NECESSARY STEPS TO INITIATE THE DEMOLITION PROCESS.
NO FURTHER ACTIVITY WAS DOCUMENTED AFTER THAT DATE. AFTER JUNE 10TH, 2025. AFTER JANUARY 17TH, 2023. OH, OKAY. ON RECORD, MR. PEREZ. GOT IT. SO IN JANUARY 2026, MISS GRIFFIN CONTACTED ME AFTER LEARNING OF THE OUTSTANDING CODE CASE. SHE EXPLAINED THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN OCCUPIED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION AND EXPRESSED HER DESIRE TO RESOLVE THIS. THE MATTER. I ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REGARDING THE UNAUTHORIZED UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPANTS AND TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION ESTABLISHING HER AUTHORITY AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE. AFTER MISS GRIFFIN. WENT TO PROBATE AND PROBATE PROBATE WAS COMPLETED, SHE REQUESTED A HEARING AND AUTHORIZED AN INTERIOR INSPECTION. ON JUNE 10TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY WITH THE ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL.
THE INSPECTION PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20, 21 AND 22.
AND THE ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIALS WRITTEN ASSESSMENT IS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT 23.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'M I'M JUST GOING TO READ SOME OF THIS INTO THE RECORD. WHAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IS SAYING. IN MY OPINION, BASED ON SITE OBSERVATIONS, THE STRUCTURE IS NOT UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS BASED ON DEFINITIONS WITHIN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND MARTIN COUNTY ORDINANCES, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED, DECAYED OR DILAPIDATED OR FAULTY CONSTRUCTION OR AN UNSTABLE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED.
CONDITIONS THAT WOULD LEAD TO PARTIAL OR COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF THE STRUCTURE. SO IS THIS IN OPPOSITION TO WHAT WAS FOUND EARLIER? YES, BUT THERE WAS WORK DONE ON THE PROPERTY.
SOMETIME. YEAH. WITHOUT PERMITS, THERE'S NO DOCUMENTATION OF ANYTHING. OKAY. BUT THERE WAS WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE PROPERTY TO BRING IT TO THE STATE IT'S IN NOW. AND AND THIS EXHIBIT 23 IS AN EMAIL TO YOU. DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR IT? IT SHOULD BE. IT'S IT'S NOT ON THE PAGE, BUT YES, I COULD GET YOU A DATE. IS IT IT'S SUBSEQUENT TO THE INSPECTION, OBVIOUSLY, YES. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS, THIS REALLY IS AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE BUILDING.
CORRECT. SO. HE SENT THAT. JUNE 12TH, 2026. OKAY. SO TWO DAYS AFTER THE INSPECTION. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. GO AHEAD. THE NOTICE OF HEARING FOR JULY 21ST, 2026 WAS SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL ON JUNE 30TH, 2026, MARKED AS EXHIBIT 24. AND TRACKING MARKED AS EXHIBIT 25. THE NOTICE WAS
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POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT VILLAGE HALL ON JULY 10TH, 2026, MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT 26.PROOF OF DELIVERY IS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT 27, AND MY AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE IS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT 28. MISS GRIFFIN INHERITED THE PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTING LIEN AND HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION. THE VILLAGE'S REQUESTING THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE REDUCE THE ACCUMULATED FINES TOTALING. AS OF TODAY, 968,850, WHICH INCLUDES $450 IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT SPECIAL MASTER PROCEEDINGS. SO THE VILLAGE REQUESTED SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CONSIDER THE LAST RECORDED FINE AMOUNT OF 15,000, PLUS THE PREVIOUS ASSESSED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF 300. THE VILLAGE ALSO REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL $150 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR TODAY'S HEARING, SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED FOR PAYOFF IS $15,450. AT THIS TIME, I RESPECTFULLY, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE VILLAGE EXHIBIT SIX THROUGH 28 BE ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY, SO. MISS GRIFFIN. YOU'VE SEEN THE EXHIBITS THAT THE VILLAGE HAS PRODUCED SIX THROUGH 28. WITH. UNLESS THERE'S SOME OBJECTION, I'M GOING TO ACCEPT THOSE INTO EVIDENCE SO WE CAN USE THEM AND TALK ABOUT THEM. CAN WE BRING MISS GRIFFIN BACK TO THE. ALL RIGHT. AND I'M SORRY. MAYBE I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. YEAH. NO OBJECTION. ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT THOSE INTO EVIDENCE AND. AND I AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IS THIS ALSO YOUR REQUEST FOR A FINE REDUCTION TO $15,000 PLUS THE $400, $50 COST FOR 50. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AND AND DO WE NOW HAVE COMPLIANCE? SO FROM THE CURRENT CODES, BASICALLY THE ONLY ONES THAT REALLY STILL EXIST IS I WOULD JUST MORE LIKE SANITATION INSIDE. BUT. LIKE I SAID, THERE WAS FROM THE TIME THE CASE OPENED TILL NOW, THERE WAS WORK DONE, BUT THERE'S NO DOCUMENTATION OF PERMITS OR.
WELL, THAT RAISES A WHOLE OTHER ISSUE OF NO PERMITS. YES. WHAT WHAT'S YOUR INTENTION WITH THIS PROPERTY? ARE YOU GOING TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING OR. WELL, THE BUYERS ARE GOING TO DEMOLISH IT. AND THE WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE WAS BY THE PERSON THAT OCCUPIED THE PROPERTY, THE PERSON THAT WAS TAKING CARE OF MY UNCLE. SUPPOSEDLY SHE WAS RENTING OUT THE PROPERTY. YEAH. GREAT. AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT. YEAH. SHE TOOK IT OVER AND WAS RENTING IT OUT AND FIXING ON IT. ALL RIGHT. SO, SO THERE ARE THERE ARE SOME VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY, BUT.
BUT IF YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS, DO YOU HAVE A CONTRACT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE? YEAH. I MEAN, I WENT INTO CONTRACT WITH MY INVESTORS BECAUSE I KNOW INVESTORS AND THEY SAID, WE CAN HELP YOU OUT AND JUST TAKE IT OFF YOUR HANDS. BACK IN JANUARY. OKAY. AND THEN WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT YOU GUYS, THAT'S WHEN I HALTED EVERYTHING. BUT I'M STILL IN CONTACT WITH THEM. AND THEY FOUND A BUYER, A CASH BUYER, AND THEY WAS WILLING TO CLOSE IT OUT JUNE 17TH. BUT BECAUSE OF THIS, WE HAD TO WAIT. SO OKAY. YEAH. AND THE BUYERS ARE JUST GOING TO DEMOLISH IT.
YEAH. THEY'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK BASED UPON YOUR TESTIMONY, MISS GRIFFIN AND THE VILLAGE IS I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO REQUEST THE VILLAGE COUNCIL TO REDUCE THIS FINE TO A TOTAL OF $15,000, PLUS $450 IN COSTS.
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AND I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THAT THAT SHOULD BE PAID TO THE VILLAGE NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING A DECISION BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. NOW, IF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL DOESN'T ACCEPT MY RECOMMENDATION, THEN IN FACT, THE TOTAL FINE STILL STAND ON THE PROPERTY. AND IT MAY BE A QUESTION OF RENEGOTIATION FOR YOU, BUT IF THE VILLAGE DOES ACCEPT IT, THEN I'M GOING TO SAY YOU HAVE 30 DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO CLOSE. AND AND THEN AND THEN MAYBE ANOTHER. WHAT DO YOU THINK? 60 DAYS TO DEMOLISH. BUT THAT WON'T BE YOUR PROBLEM ONCE YOU SELL IT. THAT'LL, THAT'LL BE THE. THAT'LL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NEW OWNERS. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT.AND THANK YOU. AND DO YOU HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION THAT WE CAN HAVE FOR THE CONTRACT PURCHASERS FOR THE BUYER? YES, ACTUALLY, JONATHAN NARANJO. YES. HE WAS HE WAS INCLUDED ON ALL THE EMAILS WITH THE CONTRACTS. SO HE SHOULD HAVE THE CONTRACT. AND IT HAS THE BUYER'S INFORMATION IN THERE. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE THE BUYERS CONTACT INFORMATION. YEAH. SO THEY DID INCLUDE ME IN AN EMAIL WITH OKAY, THERE'S LIKE AN ATTORNEY, AN INVESTOR. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO ACCEPT THE OFFER AS FAR AS A RECOMMENDATION, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS SET UP, I CAN'T ACTUALLY RULE ON IT. I HAVE TO SEND IT TO THE VILLAGE COUNCIL.
ALL RIGHT. BUT I WILL DO THAT AND I'LL GET AN ORDER OUT. YOU'LL SEE PRETTY QUICKLY BECAUSE WE'LL TRY AND GET THIS IN FRONT OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. WHEN IS THE VILLAGE COUNCIL'S NEXT MEETING? OKAY, SO IT'LL GO ANOTHER ANOTHER CYCLE. YEAH. SO AUGUST 13TH, IT'LL PROBABLY GO TO THAT AGENDA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE TO ASK ME OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO SAY? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WELL GOOD LUCK. HOPEFULLY THIS THIS ALL WORKS. AND AND YOU'RE HAPPY IN THE VILLAGE IS HAPPY. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. TAKE CARE. YOU TOO. ALRIGHTY. BYE. OKAY. AND LET'S SEE. BACK THE TOP OF THE BATTING ORDER. YES.
OKAY. YOU'VE GOT. A CASE THAT WAS CONTINUED. OR YOU WANT. YOU'RE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE? YES. TO NOVEMBER. THIS IS CASE NUMBER 25-112. AND IT'S FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14827 SOUTHWEST, 1/73 AVENUE. THE RESPONDENTS ARE LEONARDO AND GEORGINA LOPEZ. AND WHAT HAVE WE GOT GOING ON THERE? YEAH. SO THEY'VE COMPLIED WITH THE OUTDOOR STORAGE. THEY DO HAVE A JUNKED VEHICLE ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY, I GUESS IN A LAWSUIT CASE. SO I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEIR ATTORNEY. IS THIS THE ONE I HEARD BEFORE? YES. SO. I. JULY 6TH, HIS ATTORNEY SENT ME AN EMAIL THAT THE. THE CASE IS SET FOR TRIAL FOR OCTOBER 2026. IT SAYS, PLEA ADVISED, I REPRESENT ULYSSES. ULYSSES LOPEZ, WHO RESIDES AT 14827 SOUTHWEST, 1/73 AVENUE IN INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. HE IS CURRENTLY STORING HIS DODGE DURANGO THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AS EVIDENCE. WE CURRENTLY SET TO APPEAR AT TRIAL IN OCTOBER 2026.
THANKS. AND THIS IS FOR SALVATORE. THE DODGE JAKAMOKO. YEAH. AN ATTORNEY. MAY I SEE
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THAT? YES. IS THAT AN EMAIL OR A LETTER OR AN EMAIL? HE SENT ME. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S AN EMAIL DATED. JULY 6TH. SO WE WERE THE LAST TIME IT CAME TO MAGISTRATE. I GUESS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO SETTLE, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR THE FOR THEIR JUNE, I THINK IT WAS JUNE 27TH. THEY HAD A COURT CASE. AND NOW I GUESS IT'S SET FOR TRIAL FOR OCTOBER. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM ON THE PHONE. CAN WE DO THAT? CAN WE CAN WE CALL SOMEBODY FROM HERE? IS THAT POSSIBLE? MADAM CLERK. YEAH. I I'M SORRY. AM I CAUSING A BIG PROBLEM? NO. HER PHONE IS ON THE CHARGER. OH, OKAY. WHAT NUMBER DO YOU HAVE ON? I HAVE. I HAVE 2870609. YES. OKAY. OKAY. AND WE CAN PATCH IT INTO THE SYSTEM. OKAY.I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER. OH. IT'S ON 287. THAT'S OKAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT'S. IT'S OKAY. SO, SALVADOR DE GIACOMO, YOU'RE TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF. I COULDN'T PRONOUNCE THAT. I KNOW. HOW ARE WE GOING TO. DO. WE ARE A COLLECTION OF. I HAD A CLIENT COMPONENT. ON PROPERTY. HAD REPRESENTED BY SALVADOR. SALVADOR AND. YES. WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE. TURNED AROUND. AND THAT WAS THE ACTUAL LOPEZ. LOPEZ. YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU, YOU YOU LISTEN. OKAY.
I HAVE. OKAY. HE'S NOT AVAILABLE. HE'S WITH SOMEONE RIGHT OUT THERE IN THE OFFICE. YEAH. OKAY. BECAUSE UNLESS YOU JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, DOES HE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARING? WE'RE IN THE. YEAH, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARING. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH.
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CONTINUE THIS CASE A COUPLE OF TIMES. YES. DO YOU HAVE A VIAL? YES. MAY I SEE IT? YEAH.THEY'VE. THEY'VE APPEARED. THE DAD AND THE. THE OLDER BROTHER. I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO PUT FINAL ORDER. AND EVERYTHING. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PHOTOGRAPH, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE CARD TO COURT. I SEE. ALL RIGHT. HEY. GOOD MORNING, MR. DE GIACOMO. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS PAUL NICOLETTI.
I AM THE MAGISTRATE FOR THE VILLAGE OF OF INDIAN TOWN. AND I'M LOOKING AT A CASE THAT WE'VE HAD GOING. IT'S CASE NUMBER 25112 FROM THE VILLAGE. AND IT IT IS A CASE THAT INVOLVES A CAR THAT HAS. OKAY. SO SO THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS DURANGO IS BEING STORED THERE.
AND I'M HEARING THAT IT'S CRASH EVIDENCE. BUT I MEAN, THE LAST TIME I CONSIDERED THIS WAS IN MARCH. AND AND I PUT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ORDER, FINAL ORDER GRANTING A CONTINUANCE UNTIL MAY 19TH. SO WE NEEDED TO DISPOSE OF THIS THING. AND I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHY A VEHICLE THAT'S INVOLVED IN A IN AN ACCIDENT CASE THAT YOU MAY HAVE HAS TO BE STORED AT THIS GUY'S HOUSE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. SO I, I AGREE WITH YOU. THERE WAS A PRESERVATION REQUEST FROM THE DEFENDANTS AND WE ARE ON DOCKET CALL OCTOBER 1ST, 2026. AND THEY HAVEN'T PAID FOR THE PROPERTY DAMAGE, TOTAL LOSS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. AND NORMALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS IF WE WERE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THEM TO PAY FOR THE TOTAL LOSS, THE INSURANCE CARRIER WOULD THEN TAKE POSSESSION AND DESTROY OR SELL THE VEHICLE FOR PARTS, WHICH IS WHY THEY WANT US TO HOLD IT, I'M ASSUMING. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF, YOUR HONOR, I GUESS IT'S GOING TO GIVE AN ORDER OF, SOMEWHAT TO THE CONTRARY, THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOLD IT UNTIL THE TRIAL. WHAT I WOULD REQUEST IS JUST A A REASONABLE TIMELINE TO PRESENT TO THE DEFENSE AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S THE ORDER YOU HAVE UNTIL SUCH AND SUCH DATE. IF YOU DO WANT TO INSPECT, TAKE POSSESSION, TAKE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT, YOU NEED TO COME PICK IT UP. THAT WOULD BE MY ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION. IN LIEU OF ALLOWING THE OWNER TO HOLD IT. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT ON MARCH 17TH, 2026, I ISSUED A FINAL ORDER GRANTING A CONTINUANCE UNTIL MAY 19TH. AND. AND SO FAR, THAT HASN'T HAD ANY EFFECT WHATSOEVER. SO MAYBE YOU JUST GET A CERTIFIED COPY OF THAT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S BEEN RECORDED. I'M LOOKING AT THE RECORDING INFORMATION. IT'S AT. IF YOU GOT A PEN, YOU CAN WRITE THIS DOWN. SURE. ALL RIGHT. IT'S A BOOK. THREE, 554. PAGE 2822. IT'S A ONE PAGE DOCUMENT IN MARTIN COUNTY RECORDS. YEAH. AND IT'S IT'S CALLED THE ORDER GRANTING CONTINUANCE IN THIS CASE. OKAY. AND I, I MEAN, NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE ALREADY ADJUDICATED THIS.
I HAVE NOT BECAUSE WE KEPT GETTING A REQUEST. BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT'S GOT TO THIS VEHICLE HAS GOT TO GO AWAY. SO EITHER THAT OR OR I'M GOING TO FIND I'M GOING TO FIND YOUR GUY IN VIOLATION. AND AND, AND ORDER COMPLIANCE. AND THEN MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD DO.
MAYBE THAT'S THE ANSWER HERE. MAYBE I SHOULD JUST HEAR THIS CASE. I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER, YOUR HONOR. I MEAN, I, I THOUGHT WE WERE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY AND TOWN. WE HAD A MEDIATION SCHEDULED. WE WERE HOPING THAT AT THAT POINT THE CASE WOULD GET RESOLVED AND WE COULD DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS LAST LOST OR, I'M SORRY, JUNE 26TH. UNFORTUNATELY, RESULTED IN AN IMPASSE. AND THEN I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER MEMBER OF, I THINK, CODE ENFORCEMENT OUTLINING THIS. YEAH. AND I APOLOGIZE THAT IT'S BEEN DRAGGING ON. TRUST ME, WE
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WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET IT RESOLVED AND DONE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING GOING ON THE MARTIN COUNTY RECORDS AND GETTING THAT THAT ORDER GRANTING THE CONTINUANCE. I WILL FORWARD IT TO THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY. I JUST I THINK IT HAS A LITTLE MORE TEETH. IF THE IF YOUR HONOR ISSUED ANOTHER ORDER AND SAID THE VEHICLE MUST BE DISPOSED OF BY X DATE OR THERE'S A FINE. OKAY. SEND THAT TO THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THEN. THEN THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'LL DO. YEAH. AND I, AND I CAN SEND THAT TO THE INSURANCE CARRIERS ATTORNEY AND SAY, LOOK, THIS IS THE DAY HE HAS TO DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLE. IF YOU WANT IT, COME GET IT. IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT, COME LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT'S GONE THAT DAY. AND THEN I'M SURE MY CLIENT WILL GET RID OF IT. I MEAN, HE HAS NO PROBLEM GETTING RID OF IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND LET ME FIND OUT FROM THE FROM THE OFFICER NARANJO, WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN SWORN IN. OFFICER NARANJO HAS THE LEONARDO LOPEZ, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HAS HE BEEN ADVISED OF THIS HEARING? HAS HE GOTTEN NOTICE? YES. HE'S GOTTEN NOTICED. BUT BASICALLY, THEY GAVE ME THE CONTACT TO THE ATTORNEY. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE JUST BEEN IN COMMUNICATION. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHY I'M I'M LOOKING AT AT AN EMAIL THAT YOU SENT TO THE VILLAGE DATED JULY 6TH, 2026, ASKING FOR IT TO BE CONTINUED, I GUESS UNTIL YOU'RE WELL, YOU JUST KNOW, YOU JUST SAY THAT THERE'S A TRIAL DOCKET IN OCTOBER. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD TO SEND. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A REQUEST TO LET HIM KNOW WHEN THE TRIAL WAS. BUT MY ALTERNATIVE, IF YOUR HONOR IS NOT REALLY INCLINED TO LET IT SIT THERE FOR THREE MONTHS, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE GO TO DOCKET CALL. I'M SURE YOU KNOW, WE MAY NOT GO. YES. OF COURSE. SO AND I AND I, I DON'T WANT YOU HAVING A THORN IN YOUR SIDE FOREVER EITHER, AT THE END OF THE DAY. OKAY. THIS IS NOT THE MOST VALUABLE SALVAGE VEHICLE OF ALL TIME. THEY SHOULD JUST COME GET IT OR LOOK AT IT. AND IF THEY DON'T WANT IT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. I THINK THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW. I'M GOING TO ORDER THAT THAT THEY COMPLY AND AND GIVE THEM A DATE CERTAIN AND THAT'LL BE IT. I APPRECIATE IT. JUST AS A AS A COURTESY TO THEM AND FOR THE LOGISTICS OF EVERYTHING. I WOULD JUST ASK FOR LIKE 30 DAYS. YES, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S NO PROBLEM. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN TO GET A COPY OF THAT CAN, IS IT GOING TO BE SAME THING IS GOING TO BE RECORDED. LIKE HOW CAN I GET IT QUICKLY? IT WILL BE RECORDED, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE SEND YOU A COPY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TAKE CARE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE CALL. OF COURSE. YEP. BYE BYE. OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I DID NOT PREPARE THE CASE TO. I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS ON THE FLY. I DO. LET'S SEE. YOU'VE GOT. OH, GOD. THERE'S SO MANY CONTINUANCES HERE. YEAH, A LOT. 2025. IT'S BEEN A 2025 LAST YEAR LIKE. ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST I'M GOING TO I'LL PUT THIS IN ORDER FOR YOU.SO YEAH, I HAVE ALL YOUR EXHIBITS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAD FOUR CONTINUANCES. YES.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO SAY THAT A CONTINUANCE TILL NOVEMBER 17TH, 2026 IS DENIED. AND. AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HEAR THE CASE WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD.
IT LOOKED LIKE MAY WAS THE LAST CONTINUANCE DATE AND DIDN'T GET NOTICE. BUT GO AHEAD. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THIS IS CASE 25112 PROPERTY AT 14827 SOUTHWEST 1/73 AVENUE.
RESPONDENTS ARE LEONARDO AND GEORGINA LOPEZ, AND THIS INVOLVES A VEHICLE. THAT'S A SALVAGE VEHICLE VIOLATION OF 91.32 OF THE COUNTY CODE ADOPTED BY THE VILLAGE, AND THE
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VEHICLE IS OWNED BY ULYSSES. ULYSSES LOPEZ, WHO IS THE OWNER'S RELATIVE. SON. SON.OKAY. NOW, I DON'T HAVE AN AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME YOU'RE GOING TO WALK ME RIGHT THROUGH. OKAY. ALL YOUR DISCUSSION THAT YOU'VE HAD. GO AHEAD. OKAY, SO THIS IS CASE 25112. RESPONDENT LEONARDO AND GEORGINA LOPEZ. I, JONATHAN NARANJO, AM A CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN. AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THIS CASE WAS INITIATED PROACTIVELY ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2025. THE RESPONDENTS NOT PRESENT. THIS CASE CONCERNS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14827 SOUTHWEST 1/73 AVE, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. PER MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER RECORDS. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS LEONARDO AND GEORGINA LOPEZ. A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECORD IS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT ONE. SHOULD I HOLD IT UP? YES. GOT IT. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT A COPY, TOO. OKAY. SO, ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2025. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CODE VIOLATIONS. OUTDOOR STORAGE SECTION 3-5.2 AND SECTION 91.32. ABANDONED SALVAGE JUNK PROPERTY. PROHIBITED. PROHIBITED.
GENERALLY, I PHOTOGRAPHED THE PROPERTY. PHOTOGRAPHS ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AND ARE MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS TWO AND THREE. OKAY, I'VE GOT THOSE FROM THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS THE ONE IN FRONT. THAT'S LIKE ON WOODS. LIKE A PIECE OF WOOD. OKAY, THAT'S THE DODGE DURANGO. SO ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025. AND.
SO WE HAD FOUR CONTINUANCES. THE LAST CONTINUANCE WAS DATED MAY 18TH, 2026, WHICH WAS A FINAL ORDER CONTINUANCE. SO MARKED AS EXHIBIT FOUR IS MY IS THE THE FIRST CONTINUANCE? WAIT A MINUTE. YOU'VE GOT. LET'S SEE, YOU'VE GOT A. NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOTICE OF HEARING. I SHOW AS EXHIBIT FIVE. YES. FOUR IS THE CONTINUANCE OKAY. AND THEN IT WENT TO AND THEN WENT NOTICE OF HEARING. OKAY. AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION. GOTCHA.
OCTOBER 7TH, 2025 MARKED THAT EXHIBIT FIVE. ALL RIGHT. CITING THE VIOLATIONS ABOVE. SO THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVING UNTIL TODAY, JULY 21ST, 2026 TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE ATTORNEY. THE NOTICE, THE CONTINUANCE ORDER WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL. WITH TRACKING. I DO HAVE PROOF OF SIGNATURE, WHICH IS NOT HERE WITH ME RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT.
I'M LOOKING AT EXHIBIT FIVE. LET ME JUST TALK THIS INTO THE RECORD. THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICE YOU GAVE THEM UNTIL OCTOBER 28TH, 2025 TO COMPLY, FAILING WHICH THERE WAS GOING TO BE A HEARING ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025. AND AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TRACKING INFORMATION AS EXHIBIT SIX SHOWING THAT IT WAS DELIVERED. AND YOU, YOU POSTED IT ON THE PROPERTY SHOWING
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PHOTO OF THE POSTING AS EXHIBIT SEVEN. AND THEN. THERE'S AN EMAIL FROM YOU TO MR. LOPEZ.STATING THAT WE HAD ISSUED AN ORDER OF CONTINUANCE IN THE CASE, SETTING A NEW DATE FOR HEARING OF JANUARY 20TH, 2025. THAT'S EXHIBIT NUMBER EIGHT. NUMBER NINE IS YOUR AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. NUMBER TEN IS A PHOTO TAKEN IN JANUARY 20TH, 2026 SHOWING THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CORRECT. INTERESTING THAT IT'S ALSO DISPLACED OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE NOW PARKED ON THE LAWN. YOU KNOW, OKAY, THAT'S EXHIBITS TEN, 11, TEN, AND 11. THEN WE GOT A LETTER FROM THE LAW OFFICE OF FRANK DIGIACOMO, AND WE ENTERED THAT AS RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE. AND IT WAS THEIR REQUEST INITIALLY THAT THE PROPERTY. IS STILL PENDING, THE LAWSUITS PENDING. AND THE PROPERTY IS CRUCIAL THAT MR. LOPEZ RETAINED THE VEHICLE UNTIL CONCLUSION OF THE CASE SIGNED BY SALVATORE DI GIACOMO. THAT'S RESPONDENT'S NUMBER ONE.
THAT'S A. THERE WAS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ATTACHMENT TO THAT FROM THE FROM THE LAW OFFICE OF EHRLICH AND NAPRSTEK, WHO I THINK ARE THE DEFENSE LAWYERS. REQUIRING MR. LOPEZ TO HOLD THE PROPERTY. AND THEN. NOPE, THAT'S NOT GERMANE. ALL RIGHT. WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT IN YOUR. SO HERE I JUST HAVE PROOF OF SIGNATURE FOR THE FINAL CONTINUANCE ORDER THAT WE SENT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN. AND THEN WE'VE GOT MORE CONTINUANCES. THERE WAS A CONTINUANCE. YEAH. SO THERE'S FOUR TOTAL. YEAH. NUMBER EXHIBIT NUMBER FOUR. BUT THEN THERE'S ONE. THAT WAS. IN MARCH OR NO. JANUARY CONTINUING INTO MARCH 17TH, 2026. AND THEN ON MARCH 17TH, 2026, ANOTHER ONE CONTINUING INTO MAY. AND THEN OH, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE IN MAY ORDERING A FINAL HEARING DATE FOR TODAY. CORRECT. OKAY. SO SO NOW WE'RE CAUGHT UP TO DATE.
WE'VE GOT ALL THE EVIDENCE BEFORE US. MR. LOPEZ IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE, BUT HE'S HAD NOTICE.
AND HOW DID YOU NOTIFY HIM OF THIS LAST HEARING DATE OF JULY 21ST DATE THROUGH CERTIFIED MAIL. OKAY. CERTIFIED MAIL. AND THEN. I'VE ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, I BELIEVE IT'S THE OLDEST BROTHER, WHICH HE WAS THE ONE THAT GAVE ME THE CONTACT TO THE LAWYER FOR HIS YOUNGEST BROTHER.
ALRIGHT, SO SO WE'VE GOT EXHIBITS. ONE THROUGH 11 FROM THE VILLAGE. WE'VE GOT A RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE, AND THEN WE'VE GOT CONTINUANCE, THREE MORE CONTINUANCE ORDERS TAKING US TO TODAY. ALL RIGHT. PLUS NOW, NOW WE'VE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE ATTORNEY SALVATORE DID GIACOMO THIS MORNING ON BEHALF OF MR. LOPEZ AND EXPLAINING THE SITUATION.
YES. NOW, THE PROPERTY DID COMPLY WITH THE OUTDOOR STORAGE. YES. THE ONLY ONE THAT REMAINS IS JUST THE ABANDONED. YEAH. OKAY. SO ALL WE'VE GOT LEFT IS THE ABANDONED VEHICLE. BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE AND WITH THE WITH THE ATTORNEY FOR THE FOR THE RESPONDENT IN ANOTHER MATTER, NOT REPRESENTING HIM IN THIS
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CASE. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT A VIOLATION DOES REMAIN ON THE PROPERTY IN ORDER COMPLIANCE, I'M GOING TO SAY, LET'S SEE. I'M GOING TO ORDER COMPLIANCE ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31ST. THAT SHOULD GIVE HIM PLENTY OF TIME TO DO WHATEVER IT IS HE'S GOT TO DO. FAILING WHICH THERE'LL BE A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 PER DAY. AND I'M GOING TO AWARD COSTS. WHAT KIND OF COSTS HAVE WE GOT? WE'VE GOT TWO HEARINGS. NO MORE. WE'VE HAD THREE FOUR CONTINUANCES. I'M GOING TO SAY COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $300. TO BE PAID TO THE VILLAGE OWNER BEFORE AUGUST 31ST, 2026, BECAUSE REALLY KIND OF ENOUGH'S ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. LET'S SEE. THIS WAS ONE THROUGH 11 RESPONDENTS. ONE. AND AND THEN THREE MORE CONTINUANCES. ALL RIGHT. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO NEED SOME OF THIS FOR TO PREPARE THE ORDER, BUT OKAY, WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT. YEAH. OKAY.YES. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING MORE ON THIS CASE? NO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. NEXT CASE IS CASE NUMBER 260024 FOR THE PROPERTY OF 14920 SOUTHWEST 1/69 DRIVE. AND THE RESPONDENTS ARE CLEMSON AND SANDRA HOLLOWAY. AND THIS IS ALSO A REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT THERE? YES. SO I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH I BELIEVE IT'S THE SON. HE INHERITED THIS PROPERTY FROM HIS MOM THAT PASSED AWAY. HE LIVES IN PENNSYLVANIA. HE IS TAKING VACATION IN AUGUST TO COME DOWN AND WORK ON GETTING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, AND ALSO FINDING A LOCAL LANDSCAPER TO KEEP MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY. SO HE'S ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE TILL SEPTEMBER 15TH UNTIL HE'S ABLE TO TRAVEL DOWN HERE FROM PENNSYLVANIA. ALL RIGHT. AND DO WE KNOW HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECORD TO SEE IF THAT'S THE CORRECT NAME THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN TODAY? YES. HOLLOWAY. YES. BUT CLEMSON AND SANDRA JOHNSON. HOLLOWAY. I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT IT. I CAN LOOK AT IT RIGHT NOW. I'M JUST WONDERING, BEFORE I PUT THAT ON THE ORDER.
YES IT'S HOLLOWAY. OKAY. CLEMENTS AND HOLLOWAY. SANDRA JOHNSON I BASED UPON YOUR REPRESENTATIONS I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE THIS CASE TILL SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026, AT WHICH TIME WE'LL HAVE A FINAL HEARING AND THAT HIS HOLLOWAY.
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OKAY, SO LET'S SEE. TODAY IS JULY 21ST. OKAY. SO ORDER. ALL RIGHT.LET'S SEE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT CASE IS CASE NUMBER 260049 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 15036 SOUTHWEST JACKSON AVENUE. AND THE RESPONDENTS ARE MANUEL CASTRO AND KENNETH STEW. EDWIN. YES, AND THIS IS ALSO A REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE. YES. 60 DAY CONTINUANCE. SO THE THE PROPERTY, THE NEW OWNER BASICALLY CAME IN YESTERDAY. HE STARTED THE APPLICATION. HE HAS COMPLIED WITH SECTION 21.121.2. AND THEN HE APPLIED YESTERDAY FOR A PERMIT FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. BUT HE'S ASKING FOR A 60 DAY CONTINUANCE TO GET MORE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE METAL STORAGE CONTAINER THAT SITS ON HIS PROPERTY. OKAY. IS IT? BUT OH, THE OPENABLE WINDOWS THAT'S COMPLIANT. OKAY, SO IT'S AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LIKE A SHED OR SOMETHING. YES. IT'S A BIG METAL CONTAINER SHED. OKAY. SO THAT OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO BE RESOLVED BY. ALSO BY SEPTEMBER 15TH. YES.
OKAY. SO ORDERED. AND THE NEXT ONE IS CASE 260095 PROPERTY 14324 SOUTHWEST RAIN ROAD. AND THE RESPONDENTS ARE ENRIQUE AND SHEILA MARIE ROSARIO. YES. SO ALSO A CONTINUANCE. CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST. SHE HAS APPLIED FOR SECTION 3-4.5. SHE JUST NEEDS 30 DAY CONTINUANCE FOR APPLY FOR HER FENCE. OKAY. SO ALL THAT'S REQUIRED IS A FENCE.
PERMIT IS THE FENCE. IT'S AN AFTER THE FACT. SO I GUESS THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND HER. OKAY.
26095. ALL RIGHT. SO BASED UPON YOUR REPRESENTATIONS I'M GOING TO
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FIND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO CONTINUE THIS CASE UNTIL AUGUST 18TH, 2026.ALL RIGHT. AND LET'S SEE. IS THAT IT. THAT IS IT. ALL RIGHT. JUST KNOW FOR THE RECORD THAT IN ADDITION YOU'VE HAD SEVEN CASES COMPLIED. IN THE IN THE TIME THAT DOCKETS
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BEEN PRODUCED. SO THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. OUR NEXT HEARING IS AUGUST 18TH, 2026.AND IT'S ALSO HERE IN THIS BUILDING, WHICH IS LET'S SEE IF I GET THIS RIGHT. IS IT 15516 SOUTHWEST OSCEOLA 15655655515655. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO ANYWAY, WE'RE BACK HERE IN TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS FOR ANOTHER, ANOTHER MONTH. SO WE'LL SEE YOU BACK THEN ON
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